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Commercialising traditional market shares: A qualitative study of impacted peasant livelihoods in Copperbelt province, Zambia by Cafer, Anne, Haggard, Rachel, S. Willis, Mary, Kasoma, Patricia

“…The perceived impact of commercialisation on peasant livelihoods was examined in this qualitative study. To understand the scope of commercialisation for…”
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What Kigali's open-air markets reveal about achieving food and nutrition security: the role of African indigenous crops by Baraka, Eugene, Willis, Mary S, Ishimwe, Brice A

“…Household dietary diversity in Rwanda remains low and significantly contributes to the double burden of malnutrition. Rwanda has one of the highest under five…”
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Healthy pregnancies and essential fats: focus group discussions with Zambian women on dietary need and acceptability of a novel RUSF containing fish oil DHA by Chunda-Liyoka, Catherine, Lubeya, Mwansa Ketty, Imakando, Mercy, Kisling, Sophia, Majid, Sonoor, Willis, Mary S, Wood, Charles, Kankasa, Chipepo, DiRusso, Concetta C

“…Nut butter-based Ready to Use Supplemental Foods (RUSF) are an effective way to add nutrients and calories to diets of malnourished and food insecure…”
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Relationships between the diet and dentition of Asian leaf monkeys by Wright, Barth W., Willis, Mary S.

“…Colobines have been generally described as primates that use the anterior teeth minimally, but the posterior teeth extensively, to process leaves and related…”
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Nutritional status of children aged 0-60 months in two drought-prone areas of Ethiopia by Beyene, Shimelis, Willis, Mary S, Mamo, Martha, Legesse, Belaineh, Regassa, Teshome, Tadesse, Tsegaye, Wolde-Hawariat, Yitbarek, Roslan, Nur Firyal

“…Objectives: A study was undertaken to assess the prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among children under five in two drought-prone areas in…”
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“Are you eating healthy?” Nutrition discourse in Midwestern clinics for the underserved by Curtis, Stephanie M, Willis, Mary S

“…Highlights • Nutrition education provided during medical visits is limited in content. • Few patients ask about nutrition in connection with their…”
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From Sudan to Nebraska: Dinka and Nuer Refugee Diet Dilemmas by Willis, Mary S., PhD, Buck, Janet S., MS, RD, LMNT, CDE

“…Abstract Objective Examination of current dietary patterns of Dinka and Nuer refugees from Sudan to the United States prior to dental restoration and nutrition…”
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Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) fried in recycled palm oil: implications for nutrition and health by Tadesse Zula, Aemiro, Desta, Derese Tamiru, Willis, Mary S.

“…Fish constitutes a occasional food for the Sidama people of Hawassa, the capital city of Ethiopia's Sidama Region and the site of a large endorheic lake…”
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Molar size and shape variations among Asian colobines by Willis, Mary S., Swindler, Daris R.

“…Despite decades of research, little is known about morphometric differences within the dentition of Asian colobines. Although some differences, such as the M3…”
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Growing Healthy Families: Household Production, Food Security, and Well‐Being in South Wollo, Ethiopia by Cafer, Anne M., Willis, Mary S., Beyene, Shimelis, Mamo, Martha

“…Although many studies have focused on the socio‐economic and nutritional status of Ethiopians, few have incorporated anthropometric measurements and structured…”
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Dental Restorations for Dinka and Nuer Refugees: A Confluence of Culture and Healing by Fox, Steven H., Willis, Mary S.

“…The Harvard Trauma Questionnaire, Hopkins Symptom Checklist-25, and the Self-reporting Questionnaire-24 were used to evaluate distress among 22 Dinka and Nuer…”
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Health and Related Factors for Sudanese Refugees in Nebraska by Willis, Mary S., Nkwocha, Onyema

“…Results of a health survey covering demographics, health risk/prevention factors, and barriers to health care among 263 refugees from Sudan, now living in…”
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Oral hygiene knowledge and practice among Dinka and Nuer from Sudan to the U.S by Willis, Mary S, Bothun, Rachel M

“…The purpose of this study was to determine knowledge and use of oral hygiene methods for refugees from Sudan now living in the U.S. prior to conducting…”
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Social Perceptions of Individuals Missing Upper Front Teeth by Willis, Mary S., Esqueda, Cynthia Willis, Schacht, Ryan N.

“…Although it is assumed that there are negative social consequences for individuals missing visible front teeth, no study of the way in which edentulous…”
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Initiatory Mental Health Assessments for Dinka and Nuer Refugees from Sudan by Fox, Steven H., Willis, Mary S.

“…Sudanese refugees resettled in the U.S. cited the replacement of lower front teeth removed through childhood ritual as critical to a healthy transition…”
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Anterior Dental Extractions among Dinka and Nuer Refugees in the United States: A Case Series by Willis, Mary S., Schacht, Ryan N., Toothaker, Randy

“…ARSTRACT Few U.S. adults today experience life without permanent anterior teeth and know little about how an incomplete anterior dentition affects adult…”
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A Historical Perspective on the University of Nebraska Medical Center's College of Dentistry Class of 1961 by Willis, Mary S., Badakhsh, Roshan A.

“…We conducted a retrospective analysis of the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) College of Dentistry (COD) Class of 1961 to glean information that…”
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The Impact of Anterior Dental Extraction and Restoration on the Articulation of Affricates by Dinka Refugees in Nebraska by Edmondson, Jerold A., Silva, David J., Willis, Mary S.

“…As part of a multidisciplinary investigation of Dinka refugees in Nebraska, this article reports on the linguistic effects of having extracted lower anterior…”
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A VIEW OF SUDANESE REFUGEE RESETTLEMENT THROUGH NEBRASKA'S PRINT MEDIA by Willis, Mary S., Fernald, Constance J.

“…The print media has the potential to educate the general public about newly arriving Great Plains populations, influence refugee resettlement programs, and…”
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Our autumn reading list The Nature of Life and Death: Every Body Leaves a Trace, Patricia Wiltshire, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2019. 304 pp. Why Trust Science?, Naomi Oreskes, Princeton University Press, 2019. 374 pp. The Republic of Color: Science, Perception, and the Making of Modern America, Michael Rossi, University of Chicago Press, 2019. 330 pp. Superheavy: Making and Breaking the Periodic Table, Kit Chapman, Bloomsbury Sigma, 2019. 304 pp. Higher and Colder: A History of Extreme Physiology and by Szostak, Rosemarie, Gilmore, Elisabeth, Douglas, Susan, Smith, Nathaniel, Wong, Gifford J, McCormick, Colin, Vincent, Isaah, Willis, Mary S., Jones-Davis, Dorothy

“…What can a lowly lichen reveal about a grisly murder case? Which common clothing item requires 5000 gallons of water to create? Where is the best place for a…”
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